FUN TO WATCH AND PHOTOGRAPH! UPON THEIR RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS IN EARLY SPRING THE BIRDS APPARENTLY, SO THE STORY GOES, GO THOUGH A STRANGE MATING RITUAL. THE FEMALE BIRD GOES ABOUT HER DAY BUILDING A NEST WHILE THE MALE BIRD FINDS AND FEEDS HER INSECTS BEFORE SHE WILL MATE WITH HIM. BUT NO ONE CAN TELL US HOW MANY INSECTS SHE WILL CONSUME BEFORE SHE BELIEVES HE’S THE RIGHT GUY!
KATHY ACTUALLY HAD A VIDEO OF THE MALE FEEDING THE FEMALE AN INSECT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, A FEW WEEKS AFTER SHE TOOK THE VIDEO, HER CELL PHONE MET AN UNTIMELY DEMISE WHEN IT FELL IN A LAKE IN ALASKA!
FEMALE – WAITING FOR INSECTS?
MALE – GEEZ, MORE INSECTS?
BBird BB8
